The Happiness of Being

If science is your religion, I am happy to report that it seems to be heading in the right direction. At the very least, some studies are finding evidence of "spirits in the material world."

Take, for instance, George Vaillant, M.D., who has curated the Grant Study for more than 40 years. He's said that humans are hard-wired for empathy. The Grant Study was established at Harvard University in the late 1930's by Dr. Arlie Bock, who began the study to learn "how to live well" by studying the lives of "normal" young men, 268 students at Harvard University.

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Philanthropy - How do you want to be remembered?

Being from Massachusetts, and living on Cape Cod for some years, the Kennedy family was always a presence. They represented some of the highest good and deepest tragedies of our time. Ted Kennedy held his family together and maintained a force for good in politics through it all. Some point out his flaws, but most of us would be hard pressed to endure and maintain his sense of responsibility through all those years. He gave "stay the course" real meaning. Yes! I want to Read the rest of this post ...